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May 17, 2022
When the wind blows,
the scent of the lilacs hits you—
Nonviolence.
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Nonviolence:
When the wind blows,
and the scent of the lilacs hits you.
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May 15, 2022
Watching the news one cannot helped to be moved by the reality of what is happening in Ukraine. So many people have reached out to help in whatever way they can. One of the ways everyone can reach out is in prayer. When I was looking for a prayer for the Ukraine I came across this prayer for peace from Toronto. May we continue to pray for peace and safety for all.
May 12, 2022
On a spring day that felt more like summer, some of the Ursuline Sisters living in Saint Joseph Villa gathered in the Villa courtyard on May 12, 2022, to plant flowers in the raised bed. The Sisters planted verbenas, snapdragons, marigolds, geraniums and wave petunias. They were assisted by Sister Alicia Coomes, coordinator of pastoral care; Terry Owen, of the housekeeping staff; and nurse assistant Haley Larue.
Here are some pictures.
May 12, 2022
We are an Easter people, a people of the resurrection, a people of re-creation. But now, five weeks…
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May 10, 2022
The first Saturday in May 2022 was a time for celebrating at Maple Mount – both Kentucky Derby day and the Brescia University graduation. The final two Vietnamese sisters living at Maple Mount earned their degrees from Brescia and shared their joy with the Ursuline Sisters.
May 6, 2022
Our final jubilarian of 2022 is another Sister who has devoted much of her life to Brescia University — Sister Sharon Sullivan.
Sister Sharon is celebrating 40 years as an Ursuline Sister. She was born in Austin, Texas, raised in Houston, but her family moved to Owensboro, Ky., when she was 13. Sister Sharon has a passion to serve students with special needs, to care for the earth and to help create the next generation of women leaders through her work with the Girl Scouts.
May 6, 2022
Sister Katherine Gertrude Stein, a native of St. Louis, is celebrating 60 years as an Ursuline Sister. She is known for her generous spirit and her contemplative heart. She graduated from Brescia College in Owensboro, Ky., in 1966 with a degree in elementary education, and later earned certification as a chaplain.
May 5, 2022
Episode 1, Season 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. “When you are in a…
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May 5, 2022
We studied the country and culture of Japan when I was in seventh grade. One of the things I remember was learning about the honor given to "national treasures." These were not places or things. They were people- elders who held the language, history and culture. At that time, I was completely unaware that there were more than 350 nations within the US borders who also had national treasures. These Indigenous nations held elders, the keepers of language and culture, in the highest honor.
May 4, 2022
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May 4, 2022
Ursuline Sister Angela Fitzpatrick submitted a letter to the Kansas City Star opinion page in April 2022 to raise awareness of the need for prison reform, especially dealing with racial disparity.
“That was a first for me, I’ve never sent my opinion to a newspaper before,” Sister Angela said.
Despite a long history of being involved in social justice issues, Sister Angela found the motivation to try something new after spending three days in Washington, D.C., celebrating 50 years of Network – the justice advocacy group she helped begin.
May 2, 2022
Sister Sheila Anne Smith is celebrating her 60th year as an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph. She was born in Butler, Pa., but as a child her family moved to Farmington, N.M. Sister Sheila Anne is a prayerful person who spent 35 years often serving the poor and Native Americans in her beloved Southwest. She graduated from Brescia College in Owensboro, Ky., in 1966 with a degree in history.
May 2, 2022
By Sister Marietta Wethington
May is such a lovely month. A walk outside helps us to rejoice in nature’s beauty – the flowering bushes, the leafing trees and the green grass sprinkled with purple and white violets. Franciscan Father Richard Rohr calls nature God’s first bible and urges us to sit with the first bible before we sit with the second bible of the printed word. Is there any wonder that we sing, “All the earth proclaims the Lord; sing your praise to God?”
May 2, 2022
Another in the long line of legendary Brescia University Sisters is celebrating an anniversary of religious profession this year, Sister Rose Jean Powers.
Sister Rose Jean, a native of Cloverport, Ky., is celebrating 60 years as an Ursuline Sister. Sister Rose Jean is known for her willingness to help and listen to those in need, a role she filled for many years at Brescia College/University in Owensboro, Ky. She earned a history degree from Brescia in 1966 and a master’s degree in history from Marquette University in 1969.